Diego Costa looks glum after being dropped by Jose Mourinho

Express Sport brings you all the best snaps of Diego Costa after he was dropped by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho

“His game is to provoke and it's part of the game to do this, but there is a limit between provocation and going too far,” Drogba told Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday.

“He knows there's a limit, which is why he sometimes stops. But during a game, things can happen.

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Diego Costa was an unused substitute in the draw against Tottenham

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Didier Drogba during his Chelsea days

“Many players, including myself, have been there before but I must say that by doing this you lose focus.

“My second season was difficult in the way that I was playing with a lot of injuries and I was struggling to adapt to the Premier League. I was playing but nobody knew that I was injured so it was very difficult for me too.”